Morning briefing Monday 6th October

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0:35This is your Times News Briefing for the morning of Monday 6th October President Trump has warned her massive complete obliteration if it tries to retain power as talks to free hostages and end the Gaza war begin in Egypt. Israel is sending a delegation to Shamil Sheikh and Hamas and U.S. officials will join with Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff due to attend. Speaking outside the White House, President Trump sounded optimistic. We had some very good meetings. The countries of the world, a lot of the countries surrounding Israel, frankly, Muslim, Arab and many others have had great meetings with Hamas and it looks like it's working so we'll wait for a little while see how it all turns out.

1:17Shabana Mahmoud has said that police could be given powers to ban protests outright accepting that Jews are justified in asking for more from ministers. The Home Secretary said that officers would be able to curb repeat protests after organizers of pro-Palestine rallies refused to postpone demonstrations following Thursday's terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester. Jewish groups said that further powers were needed as the Times uncovered a series of events at universities to mark the two-year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attacks. The family of the British humanitarian volunteer says they are increasingly concerned for his well-being after he was detained by Israeli forces.

1:57Malcolm Ducker, who's 72, was on board a flotilla delivering food and medicine to Gaza when it was intercepted. Speaking to Times Radio, Mr. Ducker's daughter, Claire Azuga, called upon the prime minister to raise his case immediately. And she said she was concerned by the manner of her father's capture. We saw him being blasted by a water cannon and his boat being rammed. And because those orders that were being given were illegal because they were in international waters and the Israeli authorities had no right to commit those acts against their boat. So they were told to keep on going if they possibly could.

2:31And then about 10 o 'clock, 9 o 'clock in the morning Israeli time, they were intercepted borders by commandos. The government has unveiled housing market reforms to cut costs, reduce delays and halve failed sales. It says first-time buyers could save about£710 and shave up up to four weeks off a purchase. Those mid-chain could net around£400, with Housing Secretary Steve Reid pledging to fix the broken system. Jaguar Land Rover will restart some production this week after a major cyber attack. Work resumes first at the Wolverhampton engine plant, with other sites ramping up over several weeks.

3:09JLR's UK factories have been shut since late August, and suppliers say the restart is a relief. A 300-year-old hospital wing will open to the public for the first time. Following a 9.5 million pound restoration project, the north wing of St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London will now be open to two days a week. It is the oldest working hospital in the country and celebrated its 900th anniversary in 2023. Hundreds of people have been rescued near Mount Everest after they were stranded by a blizzard. Chinese state media says that more than 200 others are in contact with rescuers. Jimu News estimates that almost 1 ,000 people had originally been trapped after unusually heavy snowfall and rain.

3:51Local villagers and rescue teams were sent to help clear access to the area. And that's your Times News Briefing.

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